Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-20

from SOttenlng OF the Drain. Grass
made almost phenomenal growth the
past week. Winter wheat and rye are in
a splendid condition and new stocked
land promises heavy growth of hay. ...
The creamery pays 75 cents hundred
for milk. Little pigs are very plenty.
. Mr.. G. j. Coless grist mill will shut
down in about a week for repairs. s...
About June 1st Mr.. j. w. Spauding will
start with his camera for summer tour
among the Green mountains. .... The
Baptist society are contemplating extern
sive repairs on their church this season..
-; Last Sunday the Methodist Sunday
school elected Mr.. j. w. Spaulding, sup
erintendent; Miss Mary Coleman, secre
tary and treasurer, and Misses Anna
Leonard and Emma Coleman, librarians.
ST. GEORGE.
j. ID. Isham is planning to build house
and barn on his Suckerhollow farm. m.....
Burt Bell formerly of Fairfax is with j.
G. Downer. james Millham has been
suffering quite severely with rheumatism
all the spring. Ed. Mills has had
severe attack of congestion or the lungs,
but is somewhat better at this writing
...... George q. Hinsdill, one of our little
school boys, has placed at the famous
spring near the. watering trough the fol
lowing appropriate sign: This water is
better than rum" The hygienic studies
in the school give the little fellows some
good ideas. .... Cncle AmaSa lsham and
Mr.. Giles Hinsdill remain very feeble with
no hopes of recovery Miss Jennie
Mckenzie, daughter of Austin Mckenzie
is teaching her first term of school in the
| Harrison Owen district on Hinesburgh
hill.
HUNTINGTON.
Rev. Mr.. Lyster preached here for the
second time last Sunday in both churches
... Services will be held next Sunday at
the north village at O'Clock and Sunday
school at / O'Clock. THE funeral SER
vices of Mrs. Katy Rood took place
o'clock. Mrs. Rood was the oldest
person in Chittenden county. ......
| Daniel Patrick, second, of Hinesburgh
has made arrangements with the steam
Mill company to manufacture butter tubs
at the Centre. . Memorial services will
be held in the Union church at the Centre
on Sunday, the Goth, Rev. Mr. Lyster will
oflicate under the direction of the Grand
Army Post -. The creamery continues
to pay 50 cents per hundred for milk at
the Centre. ......F. w. McGettrick of St.
Albans will speak at the Centre on Decor.
alton Day.
Vergennes.
Mrs f. d. Bissell, relict of the late c. H
Bissell of the Sherman House, Chicago
died at the Stevens House Friday after
noon. The funeral took place Tuesday al
Peck, late of the American House
it is rumored, will take charge OF
the restaurant in Burlington depot.
Mr.. Jesse Curler of Ferrisburgh has a
choice lot of seed potatoes, we are told
He has just loaded Car with potatoes at
this depot for Boston. The sermon
Sunday by Prof. Granville Yager from
the Congregational desk was listened to
by good audience. He is an easy
speaker, cultured, plain, convincing
in his manner of reasoning. lie
would command attention and wir
a nard frost Saturday morning. The
wife of Mr.. Frank Lashaway, died. Fri
day, after years of illness. She was much
respected. Mr.. Murray's fly away sea
serpent as nipped in the bud the forming
of a snake expedition. 80. Rev. NJ. II. Smith
had a large audience, at the Methodist
church, Sunday evening. His theme, the
self-denal of Moses, and its application tC
his listeners, led to some beautiful word
paintings of the play of Egyptian splendor
III the days of the Pharaoh's. Members OF
different churches were present. .....
Trade in Vergennes, good, Saturday
One merchant said, sit was an old-timt
Saturday."
Masons and carpenters are busy at WORK
on the new dwelling of Mr.. +. ID. Chilsor
f. +. Woodbridge is source of great anX
iety, instead of her death" as the type.
made us say...G H. Sprigg & Co
shipped 10 sheep and 100 calves to Bostor
market, Friday morning.. Mr.. NJ. j
Graves of Montpelier is in town and thinks
fayorably of locating stove and tin war,
establishment on Green street. .Th,
West Salisbury creamery has secured the
services of Edgar l.. Peck as butter maker
The product OF this creamery ranks high
in Boston market
The high water IN the lake has injured
II Es.at l..a.,l
The bridges crossing Dead creek in tn
towns of Addison and Panton are of tn
number. .Diphtheria prevails in som
parts of West Addison. Rev. G.. j
ketchum of Arlington, Mass, officiate,
at the funeral of Mrs. f. ID. Bissell, at tn
Mr. Taylor of St. Paul's church. The fu
neral was largely attended The most eX
quislte taste was apparent in the profus'
| floral offerings. Including last fall
l there have been 10 deaths in this place, II
to May Liquor fines are flowin
Y Thermometer Tuesday indicated So il
the shade.
4, Mr.. William Hitchcock of Des Moines
+ Iowa, was in town Wednesday. He form
= erly resided her..... Mr.. n. G. Norton Il
e about adding to his other conveniences a
, barn. Miss Marette Fish died Tues
f day, May II, of Inflammation of the bow
els, after two weeks illness .......
The graded school closed Wednes
e day afternoon to enable princlpa
and assistants an opportunity c
/ attending the annual Teachers Inst
1 tute, now in session at Mlddlebury.
f The friends of Mrs. Elma Tuttle Fuller {
t Monkton will be deeply panied to learn Q
r her sudden death Tuesday -. The men
. bers of the young ladies' Dorcas soc
J ETY. had picnic Thursday .Th
t Lily made a tnp Tuesday. -. Monda
evening, Vergennes council No. X. an
5. NJ. elected the following officers:
ID. Roburds, L. l. M; w. w. Booth, l.
y NJ: O. A. Smith, =. g. of W.; G. II.
. Pierce, recorder f. G. Scott, treasurer
j.. j. l.. Grandey c. of g.; r. Maldoon, g. {
}, c.; j. j. Barnard, steward w. III. Flags
n sentinel, w. H. Patten, marshal.
!. Middlebury.
e Bishop Bissell was in town over Sunda
and in the morning he confirmed nine pei
( sons at ST. Stephens Episcopal church
!, In the evening he baptized four persons
wi la in off ha tn Eas